Today, TrueVoteMD.org thanked Governor Martin O'Malley for including
$3.4 million in his budget to transition Maryland back to a voting
system based on paper ballots counted by optical scanners.

"This is a historic step for election integrity in Maryland. Governor
O'Malley promised to fund the bill and kept his promise. A return to
paper ballots is widely supported by the Maryland voters and will save
the state money by reducing the costs of election administration. It is
a smart fiscal decision as well as a good decision for the health of
our democracy," said Kevin Zeese, Executive Director of
TrueVoteMD.org.

TrueVoteMD.org is the largest election integrity organization in the
state with members in all of the states 23 counties. It has worked for
five years to put in place a voter verified paper ballot. "We are near
the culmination of five years of citizen effort. The final hurdle is
to protect this funding from being cut from the budget by the
legislature. TrueVoteMD.org will be working with the legislature to
ensure this transition is completed," said Zeese.